socalTECH

MARCH 7, 2014

General Assembly , which conducts classes on web development, Photoshop, Javascript, digital marketing, and all kinds of other topics through its location in Los Angeles, has just scored a $35M funding round, a Series C for the company. IVP''s Todd Chaffee joins the company''s board. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2013

the investment banking firm which got its start in Los Angeles focusing on high tech companies--and as a onetime venture capital investor--has exited the investment banking and advisory business, the firm said today. s roots as an investment firm. montgomery monty angeles investment banking' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, and others in Southern California's high tech community.     We became the largest accelerator in Southern California with 80 investments in over 30 countries globally. This is my 4th market upset and in the first three I was defensive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2022

They don’t realize that these are still rare, require a large risk, and may not be the best way to keep up with change in the market. As an alternative, I usually recommend more incremental innovation , derived from recognized market changes, done on a regular basis, without the big-bang expectation.

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AeA Los Angeles Council

APRIL 10, 2008

California's high-tech industry added more than 21,000 jobs last year, and is maintaining its place as the nation's industry leader. By the numbers, California has 940,700 high-tech workers, a high-tech payroll of $95.2 billion and 43, 400 high-tech enterprises.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. This year ushered in the successful launch our second fund at Moonshots Capital, further validating our thesis that investing in extraordinary leadership produces exceptional companies.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 14, 2014

Drawing from the UK Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) experience, US Senator Chris Coons will talk about the version of the Research & Development tax credit bill he sponsored on August 8 in New York City. The post Boosting the US Economy | Invest in Research & Development for Tax Credit appeared first on TechZulu.

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socalTECH

MARCH 17, 2016

There has been a lot of worry recently in the high tech industry and from venture investors about "headwinds" in the technology market, particularly with valuations of "unicorn" companies dropping, investors shying away from investing in rounds, and even employees looking for safer jobs. billion. >.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

In my years of advising startups and occasional investing, I’ve seen many great ideas start and fail, but the right team always seems to make good things happen, even without the ultimate idea. That’s why investors say they invest in people (bet on the jockey, not the horse), rather than the idea. The sales professional.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2013

Browse our job postings , and navigate our (new) extensive map of Southern California high tech companies in your neighborhood. Or, sign up for our database of high tech companies ($24.95 Browse our directory of top consultants, accounting firms, recruiters, marketing/PR agencies, technical consultants, and many more.

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socalTECH

JUNE 1, 2009

Israeli high tech executives heading to the Israel Conference in Los Angeles this Thursday told us that there was a strong link, in general, between Israeli high tech firms and California in general--usually as an entree into the North American market--but do not differentiate much between Southern or Northern California as a base for operations.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

If you want the full SlideShare deck with many slides not in either post it’s in this link –> The LA Tech Market. ” I hear it when I visit LPs (the people who invest in VCs) all across the country, “Yeah, I haven’t been out there for a few years but I keep hearing that something is going on there.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2011

I suggested that he add some social network marketing initiatives, and his answer was he is “too busy.” He is not alone, according to a recent study , which concludes that only 47% of companies use social media today for marketing, despite the fact that 78% of executives polled feel it’s critical for success. What’s the problem?

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socalTECH

JANUARY 4, 2021

Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, sposors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. Fortunately KPMG had made investments in technology to make the transition to remote work as successful as possible. We'll be posting these throughout the next two weeks.

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Xconomy

JULY 14, 2016

Showing little concern for stock-market volatility or worries over the Brexit, venture capital firms pumped $15.3 It was the 10 th consecutive quarter that venture firms put at least $10 billion into startups and other high-tech companies, including a $3.5 Still, the amount invested marked a 12 percent drop from the $17.4

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socalTECH

MARCH 25, 2010

Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. The firm said the funding came from high tech execs Vahid Manian and Massoud Dabir. The firm said it will use the funding to expand marketing and sales efforts at the company. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2020

As they watched their market share dwindle instead, they realized too late that these segments were already defined, and they needed a new focused brand to attract customers from other segments. The result will be less visibility, slower growth, with fewer delighted customers and little word-of-mouth marketing.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 26, 2010

Ben has invested the past 10 years in tracking the Southern California Technology market, maintaining a deep database of technology firms and publishing realtime news about local high tech companies through his website, socalTECH.com. Wednesday, September 1, 2010 -- MOTM: Conversation with Ben Kuo of socalTECH.com.

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socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2010

Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). Need office or Tech Space? Middle Market Investment Banking. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Technology.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2010

I suggested that he add some social network marketing initiatives, and his answer was he is “too busy.” According to this study from last year, over 65% of existing small businesses still ignore social media for marketing, so he is still the rule rather than the exception. Develop a marketing strategy specific to this media.

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Social Media Media Marketing Startup 88

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2009

Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). Need office or Tech Space? Middle Market Investment Banking. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Technology.

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Southern California IP Orange County Glendale 133

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

LaughStub has inked deals with The Improv Comedy Club chain, The Second City Theaters nationwide, The Comedy Store and Gotham Comedy Club, among others, and provides those clubs with online ticketing, marketing tools, and more. No details on the angel funding for LaughStub have been announced.

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West Hollywood Tech Coast Angels Angel Ticketmaster 199

socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2018

For this morning's interview, we caught up with Elizabeth Cholawsky , the new CEO of Santa Barbara-based HG Data (www.hgdata.com), which develops software which helps marketers and salespeople understand the "technology stack" of their potential customers and prospects. I've been in product, product development, marketing, and management.

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Santa Barbara High Tech Outsource Development Startup 113

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 28, 2013

When you relocate to a new area, tremendous energy must be invested in establishing a new network. Real estate, salaries and operating expenses tend to be cheaper in secondary markets. This cool factor attracted the most talented folks in town and facilitated recruiting executives from outside our market. Life Ain''t Your Hobby.

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Santa Barbara Company Companies Startup 268

socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. Greg focuses on early, growth stage and secondary technology investment opportunities. His current active investments include: Sovrn, Zyp Media, and QMerit.

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socalTECH

JULY 7, 2010

socalTECH.com has mined its proprietary database of high tech companies and entrepreneurs and identified just a few of the repeat entrepreneurs to watch in the region. Elbaz sold Applied Semantics to Google in 2003, for pre-IPO stock, reaping first round investors more than a 100x return on their investment.

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Southern California Entrepreneur SoCal Mahalo 228

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). Need office or Tech Space? Middle Market Investment Banking. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Yarnell Design (www.masonyarnell.com/tech). Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

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Southern California Tech Coast Angels IP Orange County 113

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2010

All this week, we are sharing the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. In each technology company in which Miramar invests, we are focused on supporting the management teams successful execution of its plan. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year? READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 29, 2009

Join us for our first interactive forum to bring Israel-facing companies together to increase business and investment opportunities between Israel and California. Keynote speakers represent the spirit of the inventiveness of the Israel market and include Yossi Vardi, Eric Benhamou and Erel Margalit. See [link] (more).

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socalTECH

APRIL 7, 2011

Todd is now Chief Operating Officer of Marmol Radziner (www.marmol-radziner.com), an architecture and construction company, which recently installed a eco-friendly mobile home park project in Santa Monica which was focused on applying clean and eco-friendly technologies to the pre-fab building market. It's a truly interesting product.

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Santa Monica Venture Capital Anthem Design 190

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 19, 2014

A grant is not an equity investment, so the entrepreneur doesn’t have to give up a stake in the company either. A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. Stringent spending controls. Research related tax credits and incentives.

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Startup High Tech Research Funding 97

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2014

There is outraged public reaction to the Google buses carrying technology workers from the city to the peninsula high-tech companies which employ them. Investment Partner Megan Quinn weighed in publicly. Because they couldn’t have “normal” professions they become traders, peddlers, market makers and financiers.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2010

All this week, we are sharing the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech communityk. VCs traditionally view investment opportunities as a Venn diagram of management team, market, and technology. I had long believed that being in the right market was the most important of those three.

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Rustic Canyon Southern California High Tech Venture Capital 164

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

In my years of advising startups and occasional investing, I’ve seen many great ideas start and fail, but the right team always seems to make good things happen, even without the ultimate idea. That’s why investors say they invest in people (bet on the jockey, not the horse), rather than the idea. The sales professional.

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Technical Advisors Outsource Development Startup High Tech 105

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). Need office or Tech Space? Middle Market Investment Banking. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Technology.

Orange County 113

Orange County Southern California IP Glendale 113

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

One of the most frequent questions from high tech startups is: where''s my exit? We caught up with David Siemer , both an investment banker who runs Siemer & Associates (www.siemer.com) and an early stage investor here with Siemer Ventures (www.siemervc.com), to get his thoughts on the subject. Globalization is a big trend.

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Southern California SoCal Commerce Invest 124

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Dynamic, growing startups consistently identify more ideas and opportunities than they have the time or resources to pursue, including: entering into potential partnerships, developing new products and accessing emerging markets. However, at that time, our resources were better applied to exploiting our primary, PC-based market.

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